In the wake of the Norway massacre right-wing hate groups on Facebook and other sites are seeing a surge in interest. New stars such as Breivik, and old ones such as Hitler and Mussolini are irresistible for many white supremacists, anti-Semites, and haters of Muslims. Muslims themselves are drawn to Ahmadinejad and Ali Khamenei. What's available out there? I went looking for hate on Facebook and found the English Defence League, Ali Khamenei, and two Hitler admirers, Dustin and Syed.
Let's start with the English Defence League that Anders Breivik admired. In Extremists flocking to Facebook for recruits the anti-Muslim EDL is given as one example of a group that has flourished online:
The [EDL] ... says its ranks have swollen to more than 10,000 people, a spectacular rise its leaders attribute to the immense global power of Facebook and other social networking sites."I knew that social networking sites were the way to go," EDL leader Stephen Lennon told The AP.
Who are the EDL? These guys:
